CARTHAGE — The annual Black and Blue Brawl between the Neosho and Carthage wrestling teams lived up to its billing on Tuesday night at Carthage High School.

The Neosho Wildcats, ranked as the No. 2 duals team in the state per missouriwrestling.com, took on the No. 8 Carthage Tigers in their annual showdown. Despite several intriguing matches entering the night, the Wildcats claimed their fifth consecutive trophy at the dual in dominant fashion by winning 12 of 14 matches in cruising to a 53-10 victory.

Perhaps the most exciting match of the night took place at 126 pounds where a pair of River's, Neosho's Buttram, ranked No. 2 at 120 pounds, and the Tigers' Maggard, No. 3 at 126, squared off. Buttram, however, would gain the upper hand and handed Maggard a 4-2 decision.

The 132-pound match also had fans on their feet as Neosho's Nate Rodriguez (ranked No. 1) won by decision over Seth Logan (No. 4) in an exciting match, 10-2. At 145 pounds Neosho's Kyle Hostetter opened some eyes when he pinned Carthage's Tommy Bradshaw (No. 6), a wrestler he'd lost to previously, in 1:34.

The varsity side began at 170 pounds where Neosho's Austin Hailey (No. 7) won by decision over Skyler Bloomer, 9-1. Neosho's Jacob Brock (No. 3) received a bye at 182.